I do see more of what's going on in the community more. People wave and some even stop to say hello!

I didn't get a lot of journaling done, but I did tune into my surroundings more. Beauty is all around us. I'm grateful to be alive, to live in an area with wide open spaces and clean air.

Exercise definitely helps. Lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, better sleep, reduced stress.  I exercise with my husband on the weekends. It's so much  more enjoyable, and we can challenge each other. It's much harder to find someone to exercise with at work and may be sporadic at best.

No really addicted to sugar. It is more tied to lack of sleep and hormonal imbalances that driving the cravings.

I do feel better with more sleep. I am trying to plan activities better and take on less during the week so that I can get to bed earlier.

Water rights to the canal are an important issue in the Ammon area.

I have all the things to plant some tasty things for my kitchen - basil, arugula, and sprouts - although time has been against me and sleep a priority. But! Hoping I get it done tonight!

I have a little open kitchen that has a bar. I already have tons of house plants on the bar that have absolutely loved all the natural light. So they're about to get a few more friends! It's the perfect spot for these plants :)

I actually go foraging twice a year! I go mid-spring towards the mountains to gather morels (for those who don't know, these are mushrooms). My husband and I collect about 5 pounds worth and we cut some up and freeze them for soups, we also dehydrate some and add them to our breakfast scrambles and again soups/dinners. We also go late summer/early fall and go huckleberry picking! We love huckleberries and we are so lucky to be close to places where they grow naturally. To answer this question more directly, my chief motivation for foraging is for a source of food. We find it is a lot cheaper (more work though!) to go out and enjoy some time outside and pick our own then to buy at the grocery store. We might look into selling to our local chefs and local natural grocery stores in the future though!

Before meat can be prepared into a meal, it has to grow. Growing requires resources. Resources cost money. People in other countries skip a step and eat the resources directly. Meat is a luxury. 

Eating more meat affects our planet. Livestock farming has a large environmental footprint - making up 18% of human made greenhouse gas emissions. Eating less meat supports this less. Collectively, if every Monday was meatless, the demand for meat would decrease - ultimately reducing that percentage and greenhouse emissions.